Supreme Court seeks BCI reply on AIBE, says system is crying for reforms

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today sought response from apex bar body Bar Council of India on a plea challenging holding of All India Bar Examination for granting advocacy licences, saying the profession has become "overcrowded" and the system is "crying for reforms".

A bench comprising Chief Justice TS Thakur and Justice UU Lalit said the matter needs elaborate examination by a three-judge bench and indicated that it may appoint an amicus curaie to assist it in reforming the system. The bench also said that it would examine as to whether conducting the AIBE falls under the statutory sanction of the Advocates Act or not.

"We have too many lawyers practising the profession and this profession has become overcrowded," the court said, adding that there has to be a system in place to ensure that only capable professionals enter the profession.